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mike
Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2025
This product is easy to use and has helped me narrow down what was wrong with my lawn and my planter pots.
Kathy
Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2025
This is a rather nice 3-in-1 tester and simple to read when you know what you're looking for. I have planters that still contain dirt from last year and tested this and thought the meter wasn't working. Well it was't cuz the soil was deprived of everything lol. Added some fertilizer and lime and the readings changed quickly. I like that it has the ranges printed on it showing you "little", "ideal", and "much" so it takes a lot of the guesswork out of things. You do have to ensure that it is poked ⅔ into the soil to get an accurate reading and apparently leave it in for a bit as it does change. The instructions for use are clear. For the price it's definitely worth it.
Frank
Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2025
Bought two. One as a gift. Easy to use and easy to read gauge. I used AI to determine soil reading for each type plant or tree.
John R.
Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2025
The build of the unit seems good. The reporting that it is giving is a little off. Too many variations between the same plant in the same spot for reading. I'm not really sure if the PH is actually working because it doesn't change between the different pots that we put it in. The moisture meter seems to work alright. The display is easy to read also.
Stephen D.Customer
Reviewed in the United States on May 16, 2025
Works really well. We should display with a little larger.
Alice Cleary
Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2025
Easy to use.
Tracy
Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2025
Gardening season is here and ensuring proper soil moisture and pH is essential to plant health and yields. I've purchased combo moisture and pH meters in the past and have been disappointed in the results, especially on the pH side. This 3-in-1 soil tester detects moisture, pH and soil fertility. The soil fertility was new to me, but more on that later.I actually have a fairly high end digital pH meter so I was interested in comparing the results of the two. For pH I think this 3-in-1 probe gives reasonably accurate information. First I tested it side by side in some potted tomatoes. My digital pH meter registered 6.1 (slightly acidic) and the 3-in-1 was right there with a 6 or slightly below. I took a few more readings in different plants and in the ground and noticed it skewed ever so slightly towards the acidic side, but nothing dramatic. I recommend giving it a few seconds, after putting in the soil, to get an accurate reading. Again, overall a good gage of soil pH.I also compared it to a moisture probe I have been using for years. Overall it worked just fine. I'm not 100% sure if my older probe skewed one way or the other. I noticed the 3-in-1, on average, read slightly dryer, but gave a perfectly good indication of soil moisture.Lastly, I looked at the soil fertility/nutrient indication. This one has me a little puzzled. I had no other soil probe that measured this so I had no basis for comparison. Soil fertility is generally measured by nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium (NPK) levels in the soil. Here the 3-in-1 seemed to just move in lock step with the moisture level. I tested it in various plants and places around my yard and it just gave the same indication as the moisture level, maybe an infinitesimal move in one direction or the other when switching between moisture and fertility, but nothing really detectable. I'll have to play with this more and see if there's a trick to detecting NPK independent of moisture level.Overall I think this is a well constructed gardening tool. You really can't beat the price. Per the instructions, it is important to make sure the soil is moist to get accurate pH readings. If you need precise pH readings get a digital probe, but this will work just fine for the average gardener. As far as a 2-in-1 probe (moisture and pH) goes it would be 5-stars, but the fertility indicator really didn't seem to indicate anything so I'm taking a star off.
ian
Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2025
Normally, soil fertility is measured by the amount of organic matter in the soil, which is responsible for providing the major organic molecules (nitrogen, phosphorous and potash) in the soil as well as trace minerals essential for plant growth and the amount of clay, organic carbon, the total nitrogen content and cation exchange capacity of the soil.This meter purports to measure "fertility" with no indication of how that's being accomplished. It's not reasonable to expect the previously mentioned measures being accomplished by a device that sells for under ten dollars.The moisture meter does work.The pH is dubious as it did not change from one location to the next and in different mediums (potting soil, manure, compost, clay.)
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